What We Do

We share our love of gardens and landscapes, their design, making, history and the stories that surround them; and we foster that love in others by organising events for the interest and enjoyment of our members and the wider public.

We protect Essex's precious green spaces - past and present - by identifying and recording their details, and making that information available; and we influence Essex's future green spaces for the well-being of everyone, by using our knowledge to provide informed comment on relevant plans for development.  

We always welcome new members and by joining us, not only would you be helping us with our aims, but you would be joining with like minded people and hopefully meet many of us at events and social gatherings throughout the year. Members receive a twice-yearly Journal with interesting articles and news, and a monthly email Newsletter with details of forthcoming events and news.

Download the membership form here and send it to the address on the form. We look forward to hearing from you.

How We Do It

We organise events, including garden visits, talks, social gatherings and courses. Many of these are at Writtle University College with which we have close ties.

We raise our funds through talks, courses and trips, and of course through membership subscriptions. You can donate to us directly through our CAF page.

We issue publications

We produce inventories of local garden & landscape history which are used in planning decisions, by students of landscape history and those interested in their local area. Six Inventories have been completed to date.

We engage in the process of planning & conservation

We are delighted that The Gardens Trust (the UK national charity) are offering reduced membership rates to our county members. Click here for more details in a separate download, or go straight to The Gardens Trust web-page here.

We would be delighted to welcome you as a member, but if you choose not to, you can still sign up for our monthly Newsletter here, which will keep you up to date with events and other news.